000 FZNT24 KNHC 182105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT E TO N FLORIDA ON MON AND E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE THROUGH FRI WITH A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 18 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 18 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 18 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 18 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND CUBA. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL S OF 25N. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER FET